The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-07
Farm Notes.

Grasses and clover do best on a rather
firm soil having tine surface.
1t is a mistake to suppose that sour. fer
mented slop for hogs is better than fresh
mixture that is sweet and clean.
Sun6ower seed is often fed to poultry
bat if too much be given it will cause the
feathers to fall off, as it promotes early
moulting.
Although it is supposed that the hog
eats anything, vet it rejects many grasses
and weeds that are readily eaten by sheep
and cattle.
Roots are excellent for sheep in winter,
and are especially important with heavy
grain-feeding to keeping the digestive Or
gaDs in full vigor.
To train q flock of sheep raise lamb at
the house, teach it to come when called,
and then put it with the flock. By calling
the petted lamb the others will follow.
AS soon as the crop shall have been re-
moved from the garden plot plough it, and
allow no weeds to grow, which will greatly
lesson the garden work next season.
Keeping a close watch over the plough
point, and having it sharp. or replacing it
frequently with new one, will often save
ten times the cost of the plough in labor.
Bee keepers claim that bees do not punct-
ure fruit, but that il the fruit be punctured,
as is done by wasps, the bees Will then de-
stroy the fruit. The real danger is from
the wasps.
Frequent spading of the poultry yards,
with a sprinkling of lime, is the best mode
of cleaning. Where the fowls are closely
confined the yards should be spsded at
least once q month.
a Michigan farmer sowed two fields of
wheat-the one a crossed variety and the
otter not. With all the conditions alike
ire one that was crossed produced nearly
IS per cent. more wheat than the other.
Grapevines that do not bear should be
| cut back to the ground this fall after frost,
| 80 that a new cane can take Its place next
| spring. II should be cut back to the roots,
| so as to begin with an entirely new vine.
The use of the wind mill has rendered
| stock raising much less difficult, for where
| running streams vere necessary in pas
| lures the water can now be led to the fields
by pipes from the tanks supplied by the
| wind mills.
Pyreihrum (insect powder) is not sure
remedy against beetles or hairy oaterpil.
lars. but for small insects, such as ants
| ieas, ticks ETC., IL is very effectual. II
| easily destroys the cabbage worm and kills
all kinds flies and millers.
| One OF the experiment stations decided
| last year that soaking seed-oats for about
| two DAYS in a solution of sulphate OF cop
| per-four ounces in gallon of water-pre
vented the appearance OF smut in the crop
There may be something IN 1t.
On light soils, where it is difficult Il
grow wheat or oats, cloverseed should b'
sown in the fall, just after the warm day
shall be over and the rains beginning By
80 doing good "catca" can be secured
which will avoid the necessity of sowing IL
Il e spring with grain crop to shade TIT
young plants.
| Mr.. Smearon, Director of Agriculture o
the Northwestern Provinces of India, hs
ssued note on competition between In
dian and American wheat He says tina
india pos sesses means o com pei Americi
10 Withdraw her ho1tile tariffs and opel
her markets 10 British industry, but
burdened by higher railway freigh
pharsss, sxcs.S.ye handing and appsgsatl.